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Episode 5: Revenge of the Dark Judge: Defeat of the Sirens
The Blitz Team's Hovercargo transport unit cruised along the dirt roads leading back to their
base. The team had just come back from battling Mary Champ's team.
"Hey, good job on the battle today, guys," Jamie Hemeros said from the helm. Bit Cloud took a
seat at the center control panel, the one normally used by Jamie when he was giving battle
commands.
"Hey, it was no sweat at all," Bit said.
"I'm happy just as long as we get some prize money out of the deal," Brad Hunter commented.
"Brad, I thought you weren't a mercenary any more," Leena Toros accused.
"I'm not, but I still like to get paid."
"So do we all," Bit agreed.
"So I guess all we have to do is file the post-battle report in Vanguard City and head home for
some chow," Brad guessed. Bit turned and drummed his fingers on the control panel.
Leena was catching on to Bit's mood swings. She turned to Jamie. "Jamie, can't you take the
jeep to do the battle paperwork? No reason for all of us to go."
Jamie turned to her. "Well sure I could, but I don't see..." Luckily, Leena was saved from
providing the others with an expression when a consol alarm went off. Jamie checked it.
"There's a metallic object a mile west of here. From the size and shape of it, it looks like a
Judge Capsule."
"Is it our Judge from the battle with Mary's team?" Doc. Torros asked.
"I don't think so, and according to the Zoid Battle Commission records, there are no other
battles scheduled today for this region."
"Well, let's check it out. It's not too far out of the way." The Hovercargo switched to
off-road mode and headed out to search.
In a deep underground bunker, a man sat in leisure, reading. Suddenly an intercom clicked on.
"Howard, we're picking someone up, shall we spring the trap?"
"Go right ahead, it's been a while since we've been in battle, I hope we're all not rusty."
"You got it."
The man smiled, the poor fools won't know what hit them.
"We're almost on it now," Jamie announced. "I should be able to punch it up onto the screen."
An image appeared that made the whole Blitz Team gasp. What they saw was a Judge Capsule, but
instead of the usual silver color, the capsule was black with red trim.
"A Dark Judge!" They all cried out.
"Jamie, full stop. Bit, Leena, Brad, I want you three to go out there and confirm it."
"You mean in our Zoids?" Bit asked.
"No, don't use the Zoids. Any mechanical movement might trigger it."
"I can't believe it, I thought the Backdraft Group was put away for good after the Royal Cup,"
Bit complained as they left the cockpit.
"Come to think of it, whatever happened to the Backdraft Group?" Leena asked Brad. "I mean
after the Royal Cup, it seemed like they dropped off the face of the Earth."
"Most of the senior members were arrested by the Zoid Battle Commission," Brad explained. "Dr.
Layon, as well as the man Bit met when he and the Liger Zero were captured."
"That's right," Bit agreed. "I think they called him... Atile or something like that."
"Anyway, most of the senior members as well as all of those associated with them were arrested.
The only ones who escaped were the Committee of Seven."
"What's the Committee of Seven?"
"I don't know, but apparently the Backdraft Group holds them in high regards."
The three Blitz Team members left the Hovercargo and purched on a hillside. Bit took out a pair
of buinoculars and looked through them.
"No doubt about it now," Bit said. "That's a Dark Judge. But the hatch is closed. Looks like
it's been deactivated."
"It looks pretty rusty," Leena said taking the buinoculars from Bit. "Maybe it was one of their
earlier models."
"Or a defective one that was left out to pasture," Brad added taking the buinoculars.
"We should destroy it," Bit said firmly.
"You're right," Leena agreed. "We can use the Hovercargo's AZ30 sniper guns. That should be
able to..."
Suddenly an air raid siren went off.
"What's that?" Brad asked.
"It's a battle alarm!" Leena realized.
"Leena, Bit, Brad, get back to the Hovercargo on the double!" Jamie called fom Bit's
communicator just as the Dark Judge capsule rotated and opened up.
The object inside was remarkably similar to a normal Judge with two exceptions: the color, which
was a black color and its voice, unlike the fully digitized version of a normal Judge, was
sinister.
"Battle approved, battle approved," it said almost mockingly.
"Wait a second," Jamie protested. "We never agreed to a battle."
"Too bad. Battlefield set up."
"Jamie, full reverse!" Doc. Torros cried out. But behind the Hovercargo, some sort of energy
shield was raised. It wasn't dome-shaped like the ones the Backdraft Organization usually uses,
just a barrier.
"There must've been a dealy-action timer on it," Jamie figured, voicing over the intercom. The
others all got into their Zoids. "Entering the field activated it and when the time was up, the
field would raise and that would activate the Judge."
"Less figuring, more mobilizing," Brad said.
"Bit Cloud and Liger Zero, mobilizing!"
"Leena Toros and Gun Sniper, mobilizing!"
"Brad Hunter and Shadow Fox, mobilizing!" The Zoids were catapulted onto the field.
"Battle mode 0999," the Dark Judge announced.
"Hey Jamie, did the Dark Judge say which team we were up against?" Bit asked.
"No, he didn't."
"I knew it, that thing was put here on purpose."
"Ready... FIGHT!" The Dark Judge started the battle.
"Fight against what?" Brad asked looking around.
Suddenly there was a loud screach. A large silver object swooped down from the sky and buzzed
the Blitz Team.
"What was that?" Bit asked. The object revealed to be a large eagle-like Zoid.
"It's a Storm Sworder!" Doc. Torros cried excitedly.
Four more Zoids appeared on the horizon. They seemed to be very powerful. A Rev Raptor, a
Saber Tiger, a Shield Liger, and a Guyzak.
"This isn't fair, they have us surrounded," Bit protested as he fired the Liger's shot cannon.
"And they're moving so fast I can't target them," Leena agreed.
"Since when has that stopped you before?" Brad pointed out dryly.
"Oh yeah, good point," Leena replied evoking a groan from Brad. "All right. Weasel Unit Super
Assault!" The attack blew the Rev Raptor and Guyzak back behind their allies.
"Who are these people?" Bit asked.
"I'm glad you asked," a deep voice said. A comm. link opened to reveal a large dark-skinned man.
Apparently, he was inside the Saber Tiger. "We are the Sirens Team, a member of the
Backdraft Group. Our motto: win at any cost."
"Just like the Backdraft Organization to leave behind a little surprise," Bit said. He charged
forward and pounced on the Shield Liger but the Shield Liger raised its energy shield and
batted Liger Zero away. The Storm Sworder made another dive bomb and attacked with missiles.
"Jamie, I have an idea," Doc. Torros said. "I could send a electro-magnetic pulse into the
shield through the rear guns. The pulse would open up a hole in the shield for only a second.
I could probably get one or two Zoids through and they could go for help."
"That's a good idea, Doc, but the Zoid that remains would be at a serious disadvantage."
"True, unless a certain Wild Eagle was willing to make an appearance."
Jamie sighed. He had a feeling it would lead to something like this. "I'll go get ready."
Out on the battlefield, the Sirens Team had the Blitz Team backed into a corner.
"Everyone, listen up," Doc. Torros said on a private frequency. "I'm going to open a hole in
the shield. I want two of you to go through it and go get help.
"Right," Leena said back. "Bit, you come with me."
"Hey, you're going to just leave me here to take them on all by myself? I'm not even going to
get any prize money!"
"Don't worry, Brad," Doc. Torros said. "Jamie's already getting prepped for launch."
"Great."
"Here we go." The rear guns fired a steady stream of energy.
"Hey, what are you doing?" The Dark Judge asked.
"Let him do that," the Siren Leader, Howard, said. "It's not as if they're going to accomplish
anything."
The Blitz Team's plan was coming to fruition. A hole began to open up in the shield.
"Bit, Leena, hurry, I don't know how much longer I can keep it up," Doc. Torros said. The Liger
Zero and Gun Sniper ran through just as the energy shield gained strength.
"Leena, where are we going?" Bit asked.
"We're going to see somebody who might be able to tell us what's going on."
"Who?"
"Doctor Layon."
"Leena, have you flipped your wig?" Bit asked. "You're willing to trust him after all the
hassle he's put through us."
"Layon's fight is with my father, not me or you. I know he'll tell us what we want to know."
"So why did you drag me along?"
Leena turned away from the screen so that Bit wouldn't see her blush. "Well it wouldn't hurt to
have some backup in case something goes wrong."
"But why did you pick me? Why not Brad or Jamie?"
"Oh, quit your belly aching. Let's just go see Dr. Layon and get back as soon as possible."
"All right."
The Dark Judge saw them leave. "Well, well, the Liger Zero and Gun Sniper are disqualified from
the battle, so are you ready to give up?"
"Not a chance," Brad denied.
Jamie took several deep breaths as the Raynos was raised to the catapult level. He could already
feel the Wild Eagle spirit taking over, the rush, the fearless, animal-like spirit. To tell the
truth, he was sort of scared of the Wild Eagle persona that he apparently inherited from his
father. The Wild Eagle was so unpredictable that Jamie was afraid that one day, he would lose
control. Well, there was no time to worry about that now. The catapult opened.
"Jamie Hemeros, mobilizing the Raynos! Go, Raynos!" The Raynos shot out of the Hovercargo.
Immediately, Jamie paniced. He was heading straight towards the energy shield. He pulled back
on the control stick and hit the thrusters.
Everybody watched this display from the ground. Howard chuckled. "So much for your
reinforcements. Take care of him, Stonewald." The Storm Sworder shot up into the air.
Brad gritted his teeth. "Shadow Slide," he commanded just as the Guyzak and the Saber Tiger
opened fire. The Shadow Fox quickly formed an image of itself with the smoke discharger. As
predicted, the Sirens were confused. Brad attacked the Saber Tiger and knocked him down.
The Storm Sworder turned to help its comrades against the Shadow Fox but just then, the Raynos
came jetting down at moch 1. The Storm Sworder twirled to dodge but found itself at the mercy
of the Raynos' back-mounted laser cannons. The Storm Sworder was blasted out of the sky.
A hardy laugh came over the communication frequency. "So you Sirens think you can mess with the
Wild Eagle of the Blitz Team, do you? Well we'll just see about that." Brad smiled and
quickly engaged the Guyzak in battle.
In about ten minutes, Bit and Leena arrived at the Zoid Battle Commission headquarters, the
massive Ultrasaurus. After explaining their situation, the ZBC agreed and flew them vie a
pair of Pterruses to the prison where most of the Backdraft Warriors were being held.
"You got five minutes with the prisoner," the guard told them once they got there. He knocked on
the door. "Layon, you got visitors."
Layon looked up in surprise as Bit and Leena walked in. He hasn't changed since Leena last saw
him at the Royal Cup. He still had the same short dark hair, the same large figure. His head
was bandaged showing that he still hadn't recovered from taking the force of the Beserk Fury's
attack.
"Leena!" Layon cried excitedly. He went up and hugged her tight. "It's been so long."
"How've you been, Dr. Layon."
"As well as can be expected." It was then that Layon noticed Bit. "Bit Cloud if I'm not
mistaken. I've heard you were the one to stop the Beserk Fury from taking out everything."
"That's right."
"Dr. Layon, we need your help. We're in a battle with a Backdraft Group Zoid battle team."
"A Backdraft team?" Layon said astonished.
"They called themselves the Sirens Team."
"The Sirens Team! So... they are real." Bit and Leena looked at him with confused looks.
"My genius was an important asset to the Backdraft Organization so they were always trusting me
with top-secret information. The Backdraft always figured that they would have to be disabanded
someday, probably because they were making an enemy of the Zoid Battle Commission. So they left
several 'hidden' teams around. They were acting independently. If any Zoid team was to wander
into their viscinity, they would trap them and engage them in battle."
"That's hanous!" Bit commented.
"This is the Backdraft Organization," Layon reminded him. "The Sirens Team is one of those
hidden teams, one of the best I might add."
"Dr. Layon," Leena spoke up. "How do we defeat them? They have an energy shield around the
Hovercargo."
"The energy shield is controlled by the Dark Judge," Layon said. "So take him out and the shield
will be lowered."
"That's all and good, but we would need to get back in there and I don't think the Dark Judge is
going to let us," Bit pointed out.
Dr. Layon asked the guard for a pen and paper. When he was given such items, he wrote something
down. "Type in this code into your Zoid's computer system then send it to the Dark Judge. It's
a code that overrides the Dark Judge's circuits. We used it in ever case a Dark Judge falls into
the wrong hands."
"Like the Zoid Battle Commission?" Bit said a little harsh. Leena shot him an evil glare. Dr.
Layon just nodded.
As Bit and Leena turned to leave, Layon said, "Leena, tell your father that once I get out of
prison, I'm coming after him and this time, no force on the planet can stop me!"
"I will, Layon, bye."
Brad grunted as the Shield Liger rammed him using its shield energy. Meanwhile, the Rev Raptor,
and Saber Tiger tried to catch the Raynos.
"You guys are out of your league," Wild Eagle said.
"More like you're out of yours," the pilot of the Saber Tiger said. "Lightning Fang!" The
Saber Tiger reached up and chomped down on the Raynos' leg. Wild Eagle grunted as the Saber
Tiger pulled him to the ground.
"Ja... I mean Wild Eagle," Brad called. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," came back Wild Eagle.
"If Bit and Leena don't get back soon, we're done for," Doc. Torros groaned.
"Yoo-hoo!"
"Mind if we come in?" Speak of the devil, it was Liger Zero and the Gun Sniper. They were
standing outside the force field.
"What are you doing here?" The Dark Judge snapped. "You're out of the battle."
"That's all right," Leena replied as she typed something into her Zoid gear. "We just wanted to
give you a little present from your bosses at the Backdraft Group."
"What?!"
"Sending now." Suddenly the Dark Judge started convulsing out of control.
"Something's happened to the Dark Judge!" The fallen Storm Sworder pilot cried.
"Bingo, we got control," Leena said. "Bit, I'll shut down the forcefield. You go in and get
them."
"Ready whenever you are, Leena."
The forcefield flickered for a minute then turned off. Immediately the Shadow Fox and Raynos
expanded to get some distance. Liger Zero and the Gun Sniper moved in.
"Double Strike Laser Claw!" Bit cried. The Liger's claws sliced the Shield Liger and Saber
Tiger in half. The Rev Raptor turned to leave.
"Not so fast, buddy," Leena said. "Weasel Unit Super Assault!" The Rev Raptor was taken down.
"Looks like we won," Brad said as the Blitz Team assembled in front of the Hovercargo.
The Sirens Team scrambled out of their Zoids.
"You won't get away with this," Howard declared. "Once the Backdraft Group..."
"The Backdraft Group is gone, bud," Bit said.
"They tried to take on the Zoid Battle Commission at the Royal Cup," Jamie said, returning to his
normal state. "They failed."
"You have two option," Brad threw in. "Surrender peacefully or walk away peacefully."
Howard growled. "Sirens, withdraw!" The Siren Team ran out.
Once the Zoids were retrieved, the Blitz Team continued on their way home. Once they got there,
they sat around in the strategy room. Bit and Leena explained how they got the Dark Judge to
shut down.
"I'd never thought we'd be thanking Layon for his help," Brad said.
"I guess it was lucky you went to him, Leena," Jamie agreed.
"There's one thing I'm interested in knowing," Dr. Toros said. "What was that code number you
inserted?" Bit reached into his pocket and took out the piece of paper Layon gave them. Dr.
Toros looked over it and his eyes widened. "I don't believe it, he remembered after all these
years."
"Remembered what?" Leena asked.
"'All these years'?" Brad mimiced.
Dr. Toros looked up at Leena. "Leena, this code number is actually a date. The birthdate of
your mother."
Leena gasped and put a hand on the back of Bit's chair to keep from falling. "My... mother?!"
"I remember the story you told us and the Tigers Team, Doc," Bit said. "I guess we shouldn't be
surprised. After all, Layon was in love with her too."
"The code number must've been Layon's password to get into the data system of the Backdraft
Group's Headquarters," Toros remarked. "That's why the code worked when Leena inserted it."
"You think it was just a coincidence?" Brad wondered.
"Like Bit said, Layon had a crush on Leena's mother too, it's no surprise that he would want
something to remind him of her," Jamie told him.
"Poor Layon," Leena said. "If he did this, then he must've had strong feelings for her. I feel
so sorry for him."
Toros patted his daughter's back. "Me too, Leena, me too."
Bit: The Battle Royale, a yearly competition where all the Class-S teams would battle each other.
The remaining Zoid or team would would get its share of a very generous amount of prize money.
Too bad Kayla can't even last fifty seconds in a normal Zoid battle. Maybe I can help. Next
time on Zoids: "Kayla's Reconing: Showdown at the Battle Royale" Ready... FIGHT!
Episode 5: Revenge of the Dark Judge: Defeat of the Sirens
The Blitz Team's Hovercargo transport unit cruised along the dirt roads leading back to their
base. The team had just come back from battling Mary Champ's team.
"Hey, good job on the battle today, guys," Jamie Hemeros said from the helm. Bit Cloud took a
seat at the center control panel, the one normally used by Jamie when he was giving battle
commands.
"Hey, it was no sweat at all," Bit said.
"I'm happy just as long as we get some prize money out of the deal," Brad Hunter commented.
"Brad, I thought you weren't a mercenary any more," Leena Toros accused.
"I'm not, but I still like to get paid."
"So do we all," Bit agreed.
"So I guess all we have to do is file the post-battle report in Vanguard City and head home for
some chow," Brad guessed. Bit turned and drummed his fingers on the control panel.
Leena was catching on to Bit's mood swings. She turned to Jamie. "Jamie, can't you take the
jeep to do the battle paperwork? No reason for all of us to go."
Jamie turned to her. "Well sure I could, but I don't see..." Luckily, Leena was saved from
providing the others with an expression when a consol alarm went off. Jamie checked it.
"There's a metallic object a mile west of here. From the size and shape of it, it looks like a
Judge Capsule."
"Is it our Judge from the battle with Mary's team?" Doc. Torros asked.
"I don't think so, and according to the Zoid Battle Commission records, there are no other
battles scheduled today for this region."
"Well, let's check it out. It's not too far out of the way." The Hovercargo switched to
off-road mode and headed out to search.
In a deep underground bunker, a man sat in leisure, reading. Suddenly an intercom clicked on.
"Howard, we're picking someone up, shall we spring the trap?"
"Go right ahead, it's been a while since we've been in battle, I hope we're all not rusty."
"You got it."
The man smiled, the poor fools won't know what hit them.
"We're almost on it now," Jamie announced. "I should be able to punch it up onto the screen."
An image appeared that made the whole Blitz Team gasp. What they saw was a Judge Capsule, but
instead of the usual silver color, the capsule was black with red trim.
"A Dark Judge!" They all cried out.
"Jamie, full stop. Bit, Leena, Brad, I want you three to go out there and confirm it."
"You mean in our Zoids?" Bit asked.
"No, don't use the Zoids. Any mechanical movement might trigger it."
"I can't believe it, I thought the Backdraft Group was put away for good after the Royal Cup,"
Bit complained as they left the cockpit.
"Come to think of it, whatever happened to the Backdraft Group?" Leena asked Brad. "I mean
after the Royal Cup, it seemed like they dropped off the face of the Earth."
"Most of the senior members were arrested by the Zoid Battle Commission," Brad explained. "Dr.
Layon, as well as the man Bit met when he and the Liger Zero were captured."
"That's right," Bit agreed. "I think they called him... Atile or something like that."
"Anyway, most of the senior members as well as all of those associated with them were arrested.
The only ones who escaped were the Committee of Seven."
"What's the Committee of Seven?"
"I don't know, but apparently the Backdraft Group holds them in high regards."
The three Blitz Team members left the Hovercargo and purched on a hillside. Bit took out a pair
of buinoculars and looked through them.
"No doubt about it now," Bit said. "That's a Dark Judge. But the hatch is closed. Looks like
it's been deactivated."
"It looks pretty rusty," Leena said taking the buinoculars from Bit. "Maybe it was one of their
earlier models."
"Or a defective one that was left out to pasture," Brad added taking the buinoculars.
"We should destroy it," Bit said firmly.
"You're right," Leena agreed. "We can use the Hovercargo's AZ30 sniper guns. That should be
able to..."
Suddenly an air raid siren went off.
"What's that?" Brad asked.
"It's a battle alarm!" Leena realized.
"Leena, Bit, Brad, get back to the Hovercargo on the double!" Jamie called fom Bit's
communicator just as the Dark Judge capsule rotated and opened up.
The object inside was remarkably similar to a normal Judge with two exceptions: the color, which
was a black color and its voice, unlike the fully digitized version of a normal Judge, was
sinister.
"Battle approved, battle approved," it said almost mockingly.
"Wait a second," Jamie protested. "We never agreed to a battle."
"Too bad. Battlefield set up."
"Jamie, full reverse!" Doc. Torros cried out. But behind the Hovercargo, some sort of energy
shield was raised. It wasn't dome-shaped like the ones the Backdraft Organization usually uses,
just a barrier.
"There must've been a dealy-action timer on it," Jamie figured, voicing over the intercom. The
others all got into their Zoids. "Entering the field activated it and when the time was up, the
field would raise and that would activate the Judge."
"Less figuring, more mobilizing," Brad said.
"Bit Cloud and Liger Zero, mobilizing!"
"Leena Toros and Gun Sniper, mobilizing!"
"Brad Hunter and Shadow Fox, mobilizing!" The Zoids were catapulted onto the field.
"Battle mode 0999," the Dark Judge announced.
"Hey Jamie, did the Dark Judge say which team we were up against?" Bit asked.
"No, he didn't."
"I knew it, that thing was put here on purpose."
"Ready... FIGHT!" The Dark Judge started the battle.
"Fight against what?" Brad asked looking around.
Suddenly there was a loud screach. A large silver object swooped down from the sky and buzzed
the Blitz Team.
"What was that?" Bit asked. The object revealed to be a large eagle-like Zoid.
"It's a Storm Sworder!" Doc. Torros cried excitedly.
Four more Zoids appeared on the horizon. They seemed to be very powerful. A Rev Raptor, a
Saber Tiger, a Shield Liger, and a Guyzak.
"This isn't fair, they have us surrounded," Bit protested as he fired the Liger's shot cannon.
"And they're moving so fast I can't target them," Leena agreed.
"Since when has that stopped you before?" Brad pointed out dryly.
"Oh yeah, good point," Leena replied evoking a groan from Brad. "All right. Weasel Unit Super
Assault!" The attack blew the Rev Raptor and Guyzak back behind their allies.
"Who are these people?" Bit asked.
"I'm glad you asked," a deep voice said. A comm. link opened to reveal a large dark-skinned man.
Apparently, he was inside the Saber Tiger. "We are the Sirens Team, a member of the
Backdraft Group. Our motto: win at any cost."
"Just like the Backdraft Organization to leave behind a little surprise," Bit said. He charged
forward and pounced on the Shield Liger but the Shield Liger raised its energy shield and
batted Liger Zero away. The Storm Sworder made another dive bomb and attacked with missiles.
"Jamie, I have an idea," Doc. Torros said. "I could send a electro-magnetic pulse into the
shield through the rear guns. The pulse would open up a hole in the shield for only a second.
I could probably get one or two Zoids through and they could go for help."
"That's a good idea, Doc, but the Zoid that remains would be at a serious disadvantage."
"True, unless a certain Wild Eagle was willing to make an appearance."
Jamie sighed. He had a feeling it would lead to something like this. "I'll go get ready."
Out on the battlefield, the Sirens Team had the Blitz Team backed into a corner.
"Everyone, listen up," Doc. Torros said on a private frequency. "I'm going to open a hole in
the shield. I want two of you to go through it and go get help.
"Right," Leena said back. "Bit, you come with me."
"Hey, you're going to just leave me here to take them on all by myself? I'm not even going to
get any prize money!"
"Don't worry, Brad," Doc. Torros said. "Jamie's already getting prepped for launch."
"Great."
"Here we go." The rear guns fired a steady stream of energy.
"Hey, what are you doing?" The Dark Judge asked.
"Let him do that," the Siren Leader, Howard, said. "It's not as if they're going to accomplish
anything."
The Blitz Team's plan was coming to fruition. A hole began to open up in the shield.
"Bit, Leena, hurry, I don't know how much longer I can keep it up," Doc. Torros said. The Liger
Zero and Gun Sniper ran through just as the energy shield gained strength.
"Leena, where are we going?" Bit asked.
"We're going to see somebody who might be able to tell us what's going on."
"Who?"
"Doctor Layon."
"Leena, have you flipped your wig?" Bit asked. "You're willing to trust him after all the
hassle he's put through us."
"Layon's fight is with my father, not me or you. I know he'll tell us what we want to know."
"So why did you drag me along?"
Leena turned away from the screen so that Bit wouldn't see her blush. "Well it wouldn't hurt to
have some backup in case something goes wrong."
"But why did you pick me? Why not Brad or Jamie?"
"Oh, quit your belly aching. Let's just go see Dr. Layon and get back as soon as possible."
"All right."
The Dark Judge saw them leave. "Well, well, the Liger Zero and Gun Sniper are disqualified from
the battle, so are you ready to give up?"
"Not a chance," Brad denied.
Jamie took several deep breaths as the Raynos was raised to the catapult level. He could already
feel the Wild Eagle spirit taking over, the rush, the fearless, animal-like spirit. To tell the
truth, he was sort of scared of the Wild Eagle persona that he apparently inherited from his
father. The Wild Eagle was so unpredictable that Jamie was afraid that one day, he would lose
control. Well, there was no time to worry about that now. The catapult opened.
"Jamie Hemeros, mobilizing the Raynos! Go, Raynos!" The Raynos shot out of the Hovercargo.
Immediately, Jamie paniced. He was heading straight towards the energy shield. He pulled back
on the control stick and hit the thrusters.
Everybody watched this display from the ground. Howard chuckled. "So much for your
reinforcements. Take care of him, Stonewald." The Storm Sworder shot up into the air.
Brad gritted his teeth. "Shadow Slide," he commanded just as the Guyzak and the Saber Tiger
opened fire. The Shadow Fox quickly formed an image of itself with the smoke discharger. As
predicted, the Sirens were confused. Brad attacked the Saber Tiger and knocked him down.
The Storm Sworder turned to help its comrades against the Shadow Fox but just then, the Raynos
came jetting down at moch 1. The Storm Sworder twirled to dodge but found itself at the mercy
of the Raynos' back-mounted laser cannons. The Storm Sworder was blasted out of the sky.
A hardy laugh came over the communication frequency. "So you Sirens think you can mess with the
Wild Eagle of the Blitz Team, do you? Well we'll just see about that." Brad smiled and
quickly engaged the Guyzak in battle.
In about ten minutes, Bit and Leena arrived at the Zoid Battle Commission headquarters, the
massive Ultrasaurus. After explaining their situation, the ZBC agreed and flew them vie a
pair of Pterruses to the prison where most of the Backdraft Warriors were being held.
"You got five minutes with the prisoner," the guard told them once they got there. He knocked on
the door. "Layon, you got visitors."
Layon looked up in surprise as Bit and Leena walked in. He hasn't changed since Leena last saw
him at the Royal Cup. He still had the same short dark hair, the same large figure. His head
was bandaged showing that he still hadn't recovered from taking the force of the Beserk Fury's
attack.
"Leena!" Layon cried excitedly. He went up and hugged her tight. "It's been so long."
"How've you been, Dr. Layon."
"As well as can be expected." It was then that Layon noticed Bit. "Bit Cloud if I'm not
mistaken. I've heard you were the one to stop the Beserk Fury from taking out everything."
"That's right."
"Dr. Layon, we need your help. We're in a battle with a Backdraft Group Zoid battle team."
"A Backdraft team?" Layon said astonished.
"They called themselves the Sirens Team."
"The Sirens Team! So... they are real." Bit and Leena looked at him with confused looks.
"My genius was an important asset to the Backdraft Organization so they were always trusting me
with top-secret information. The Backdraft always figured that they would have to be disabanded
someday, probably because they were making an enemy of the Zoid Battle Commission. So they left
several 'hidden' teams around. They were acting independently. If any Zoid team was to wander
into their viscinity, they would trap them and engage them in battle."
"That's hanous!" Bit commented.
"This is the Backdraft Organization," Layon reminded him. "The Sirens Team is one of those
hidden teams, one of the best I might add."
"Dr. Layon," Leena spoke up. "How do we defeat them? They have an energy shield around the
Hovercargo."
"The energy shield is controlled by the Dark Judge," Layon said. "So take him out and the shield
will be lowered."
"That's all and good, but we would need to get back in there and I don't think the Dark Judge is
going to let us," Bit pointed out.
Dr. Layon asked the guard for a pen and paper. When he was given such items, he wrote something
down. "Type in this code into your Zoid's computer system then send it to the Dark Judge. It's
a code that overrides the Dark Judge's circuits. We used it in ever case a Dark Judge falls into
the wrong hands."
"Like the Zoid Battle Commission?" Bit said a little harsh. Leena shot him an evil glare. Dr.
Layon just nodded.
As Bit and Leena turned to leave, Layon said, "Leena, tell your father that once I get out of
prison, I'm coming after him and this time, no force on the planet can stop me!"
"I will, Layon, bye."
Brad grunted as the Shield Liger rammed him using its shield energy. Meanwhile, the Rev Raptor,
and Saber Tiger tried to catch the Raynos.
"You guys are out of your league," Wild Eagle said.
"More like you're out of yours," the pilot of the Saber Tiger said. "Lightning Fang!" The
Saber Tiger reached up and chomped down on the Raynos' leg. Wild Eagle grunted as the Saber
Tiger pulled him to the ground.
"Ja... I mean Wild Eagle," Brad called. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," came back Wild Eagle.
"If Bit and Leena don't get back soon, we're done for," Doc. Torros groaned.
"Yoo-hoo!"
"Mind if we come in?" Speak of the devil, it was Liger Zero and the Gun Sniper. They were
standing outside the force field.
"What are you doing here?" The Dark Judge snapped. "You're out of the battle."
"That's all right," Leena replied as she typed something into her Zoid gear. "We just wanted to
give you a little present from your bosses at the Backdraft Group."
"What?!"
"Sending now." Suddenly the Dark Judge started convulsing out of control.
"Something's happened to the Dark Judge!" The fallen Storm Sworder pilot cried.
"Bingo, we got control," Leena said. "Bit, I'll shut down the forcefield. You go in and get
them."
"Ready whenever you are, Leena."
The forcefield flickered for a minute then turned off. Immediately the Shadow Fox and Raynos
expanded to get some distance. Liger Zero and the Gun Sniper moved in.
"Double Strike Laser Claw!" Bit cried. The Liger's claws sliced the Shield Liger and Saber
Tiger in half. The Rev Raptor turned to leave.
"Not so fast, buddy," Leena said. "Weasel Unit Super Assault!" The Rev Raptor was taken down.
"Looks like we won," Brad said as the Blitz Team assembled in front of the Hovercargo.
The Sirens Team scrambled out of their Zoids.
"You won't get away with this," Howard declared. "Once the Backdraft Group..."
"The Backdraft Group is gone, bud," Bit said.
"They tried to take on the Zoid Battle Commission at the Royal Cup," Jamie said, returning to his
normal state. "They failed."
"You have two option," Brad threw in. "Surrender peacefully or walk away peacefully."
Howard growled. "Sirens, withdraw!" The Siren Team ran out.
Once the Zoids were retrieved, the Blitz Team continued on their way home. Once they got there,
they sat around in the strategy room. Bit and Leena explained how they got the Dark Judge to
shut down.
"I'd never thought we'd be thanking Layon for his help," Brad said.
"I guess it was lucky you went to him, Leena," Jamie agreed.
"There's one thing I'm interested in knowing," Dr. Toros said. "What was that code number you
inserted?" Bit reached into his pocket and took out the piece of paper Layon gave them. Dr.
Toros looked over it and his eyes widened. "I don't believe it, he remembered after all these
years."
"Remembered what?" Leena asked.
"'All these years'?" Brad mimiced.
Dr. Toros looked up at Leena. "Leena, this code number is actually a date. The birthdate of
your mother."
Leena gasped and put a hand on the back of Bit's chair to keep from falling. "My... mother?!"
"I remember the story you told us and the Tigers Team, Doc," Bit said. "I guess we shouldn't be
surprised. After all, Layon was in love with her too."
"The code number must've been Layon's password to get into the data system of the Backdraft
Group's Headquarters," Toros remarked. "That's why the code worked when Leena inserted it."
"You think it was just a coincidence?" Brad wondered.
"Like Bit said, Layon had a crush on Leena's mother too, it's no surprise that he would want
something to remind him of her," Jamie told him.
"Poor Layon," Leena said. "If he did this, then he must've had strong feelings for her. I feel
so sorry for him."
Toros patted his daughter's back. "Me too, Leena, me too."
Bit: The Battle Royale, a yearly competition where all the Class-S teams would battle each other.
The remaining Zoid or team would would get its share of a very generous amount of prize money.
Too bad Kayla can't even last fifty seconds in a normal Zoid battle. Maybe I can help. Next
time on Zoids: "Kayla's Reconing: Showdown at the Battle Royale" Ready... FIGHT!
